Qeya River šest

The warmth drained from Ksura’s face- and likely from not parts of his body, focusing around his centre which suddenly felt overbearing hot. 

Oh, uhmmmm,

Was she hinting? He didn’t want to leap to assumptions (let’s be fair- part of him absolutely wanted to leap to several assumptions, at least a few times before they went to Sun Eater) given the fact that their relationship had lacked a great deal of physical intimacy. For a wolf who had fathered at least one litter of children, he’d learned relatively little in the way of being smoothe, romantic, or even masculine. 

I- Well, he knew what he wanted. But within him there lingered just enough fear of repercussions, that he was able to keep his hormones at bay. I think we should go find him. Just in case, like….If we…Maybe in this culture you’re supposed to wait, and I don’t want to end up like…Disgracing, uh, you, so, uh, He hoped she didn’t think he dreaded being with her. The part of him that was dog wanted so badly to obey the master of the pack, while the part of him that was dog wanted very much to give into temptation.

The former would win, for now. 

Let’s call him, He said, finding some peace as he stepped forward to nuzzle her, and step to her side. Together.